{"id":11025,"date":"2026-03-15T01:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=11025"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:45:20","slug":"atheist-in-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=11025","title":{"rendered":"ATHEIST IN THE WOODS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Author Unknown,  Supplied by Laurie Bull\/Taumarunui<br>An atheist was walking through the woods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;What majestic trees!&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;What powerful rivers!&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8216;What beautiful animals!&#8217; He said to himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder &amp; saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again, &amp; the bear was even closer. He tripped &amp; fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw &amp; raising his right paw to strike him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that instant moment, the Atheist cried out: &#8216;Oh my God!&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8216;You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don&#8217;t exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?&#8217; &#8216;Am I to count you as a believer?&#8217; The atheist looked directly into the light, and said: &#8216;It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8216;Very well&#8217;, said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &amp; spoke: &#8216;Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from Thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect-1024x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect-1024x175.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect-768x131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect-150x26.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect-450x77.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pb-advert-web-rect.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Unknown, Supplied by Laurie Bull\/TaumarunuiAn atheist was walking through the woods. &#8216;What majestic trees!&#8217; &#8216;What powerful rivers!&#8217; &#8216;What beautiful animals!&#8217; He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. 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